It was unclear whether the agency had intercepted the content of those calls according to the documents leaked to the ABCand the Guardian.

In a slide titled "IA leadership + Targets", the spy agency listed a numbered hitlist of targets including the mobile phone model they were using at the time.

Another displays call data records and was entitled Indonesian President Voice events.

The news gives further detail to recent revelations Australian embassies in Jakarta were being used to spy on the nation and was likely to intensify diplomatic strains between the countries.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott last week played down the spying allegations saying that Australia had "such a close, cooperative and constructive relationship" with its nearest and most important neighbour.

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie said some public outcry in Indonesia was "chest thumping" by individuals attempting to further their positions in the lead up to the nation's elections.

"[The interception] is hardly surprising. There is a certain amount of theater going on here with people being outraged," Wilkie said. "Of course it goes -- on we know it goes on."

He said the disclosures were "fundamentally a good thing" and were in the public interest.

Greens leader Christine Milne said she was pleased with the Snowden leaks.

"It is certainly an embarrassment for Australia," Milne said. "So when [Tony] Abott talks about best friends and critical friends in the region, it's not the way you treat your best friends."

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